The SufferingNational Review Online Blogs, NY –What’s difficult about the political situation in Burma (or “Myanmar,” as the junta has renamed it) is that there is no effective opposition to the …

Myanmar’s killing fields of neglectAsia Times Online, Hong Kong –The US Campaign for Burma, an advocacy group, says that those who have entered the military-run camps have subsequently not been allowed to leave or meet …

Death toll in cyclone risesThe North Bay Nugget, Canada –Myanmar’s junta warned Thursday legal action would be taken against people who trade or hoard international aid as the cyclone’s death toll soared above …

Malta and international press digestTimes of Malta, Malta –Asian Herald quotes journalists, who have visited Burma’s Irrawaddy Delta, which took the brunt of Cyclone Nargis two weeks ago, saying thousands of …

Five More Flights Deliver Relief To MyanmarAero-News Network, FL –… Though officially known as “Myanmar” since 1989, many Western nations — including the US — still refer to the country by its original name of Burma. …

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Local aid heading to Burma, ChinaNorthumberland Today, Canada –Twenty thousand national Red Cross volunteers immediately began work after the cyclone struck Burma (also known as Myanmar), she said. …

Timbrooks’ frustration continuesThe Winchester Star, VA –STORY Project HOPE is looking for volunteers who would be willing to travel to Myanmar (Burma) to help people in areas devastated by Cyclone Nargis. …

Michel: no agreement with Myanmar juntaRadio Netherlands, Netherlands –EU aid Commissioner Louis Michel, currently on a two-day visit to Myanmar, says he has still not yet received permission from the military junta to visit to …

Exploring the marine resourcesThe New Nation, Bangladesh –The coastal area starts from the Indian border in the west and extends some 480 km up to the Burma (Myanmar) border in the southeast and the Bay of Bengal …

Another cyclone may be brewing near MyanmarDaily Times, Pakistan –NEW DELHI: Indian meteorologists warned Wednesday that a massive low pressure system was building off neighbouring Myanmar and was likely to drench untold …

Myanmar / Burma: Musician Win Maw arrestedFreemuse, Denmark –It is therefore recommended that appeals be sent to the diplomatic representative of Myanmar (Burma) in your own country: • demanding his immediate and …

Investment practices under fireWinnipeg Sun, Canada –“Parliamentary Friends of Burma has been calling for a total ban of the existing investment (in Myanmar) … we would like them all to be out,” said Liberal …

Cyclone videos selling in BurmaThe Times, South Africa –YANGON – Graphic videos showing corpses of cyclone victims and the ruins of villages are being snapped up on the streets of Myanmar, giving people here …

Investment practices under fireWinnipeg Sun, Canada –“Parliamentary Friends of Burma has been calling for a total ban of the existing investment (in Myanmar) … we would like them all to be out,” said Liberal …

A former head of the CIA said Tuesday that Russian hacking of US political groups is intended to "mess with our heads" and shake confidence in the American electoral system -- rather than influence the outcome on Election Day.